Unemployment Goes Up Around the Area

(Southeastern IN) – All area counties saw jumps in unemployment in July.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says Decatur County was at 4.0%, an increase from 3.6% the month before.

Franklin County was at 4.4%, up from 4.1.

Dearborn County checked in at 4.5%, a leap from 4.2 in June.

And Ripley County was at 4.9%, up from 4.5 the previous month.